Aaron Bang takes advantage of the few shoppers venturing out in the snow Monday and clears the sidewalk in front of Seattle Office Furniture, where he works.

Aaron Bang takes advantage of the few shoppers venturing out in the snow Monday and clears the sidewalk in front of Seattle Office Furniture, where he works.

Photo: Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Cheryl Veldwyk and her daughter Nikki Veldwyk, both from Seattle, struggle to maneuver their cart full of Christmas Eve groceries over the ice and snow in the parking lot at the South Seattle Costco in Seattle on Monday. less

Cheryl Veldwyk and her daughter Nikki Veldwyk, both from Seattle, struggle to maneuver their cart full of Christmas Eve groceries over the ice and snow in the parking lot at the South Seattle Costco in Seattle ... more

Photo: Mike Urban, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Nicolette Shown and her daughter Baylee Rae get a helping hand from Pvt. Jesse De La Cruz, whom they met while waiting for a bus at the Greyhound station in Seattle on Monday. Shown was traveling to visit family in Portland but became stranded at the Seattle station after already having spent a day in Spokane. Her father ended up driving from Portland to get her. De La Cruz continued to wait for his bus. less

Nicolette Shown and her daughter Baylee Rae get a helping hand from Pvt. Jesse De La Cruz, whom they met while waiting for a bus at the Greyhound station in Seattle on Monday. Shown was traveling to visit ... more